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An "Outstanding" (OfSTED 2013) Special Needs School in South East London is seeking to appoint a specialist SEN Teacher to join their team from April 2017.

SEN TEACHER

AUTISM

ASD

SEN

PRIMARY

SOUTH EAST LONDON

The school cater to primary pupils with a range of needs, however the majority of pupils are on the autistic spectrum. As a result the school are seeking to appoint an ASD Teacher who can take over and continue the good work established by the current incumbent. This position has arisen due to a member of staff taking a promotion at another school. The role offers the opportunity to work with an established, hard-working and highly adaptable team of three specialist Teaching Assistants (TAs) and a higher level teaching assistant (HLTA). The team are very friendly and have a great understanding of the needs and characteristics of the children in class. This coupled with the schools highly praised SLT, excellent CPD and effective assessment and data systems will ensure a comprehensive and smooth handover. All applicants must have recent experience teaching students with autism, ideally within a specialist SEN environment. Good to Outstanding primary teachers with recent experience teaching a pupil or pupils with more complex learning needs/autism in a mainstream school will be considered although the school are clear that the challenge will be difficult initially. The class consists of seven pupils who range in age between 7 and 8 abut have been grouped in accordance with their academic and social development. The school itself has been heavily invested in over the last few years and facilities are exceptional. Parking is plentiful and the school can easily be accessed from South East, East and Central London as well as Kent and the surrounding areas due to excellent road and public transport links. The ideal candidate would have:

A proven record of teaching SEN students with autism

A good understanding of P levels and the Key Stage 1 national curriculum

The ability to prepare and teach effective lessons taking into account the individual needs of learners

A clear understanding of TEACCH practices and ABA techniques

Have a basic understanding of PECS and Makaton

A creative approach to lesson planning

A patient, calm and engaging classroom manner

Strong communication and team leadership skills

Full teacher status

Registered DBS or be prepared to carry out a new DBS application.

If this outstanding opportunity appeals to you please call Jade Heatley at Career Teachers today on 0207 105 3499

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Important Notice: In order to apply for the above position all applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, or eligible to apply for a relevant work visa. Career Teachers are unable to offer a work permit to any applicant or facilitate work permits for any vacancy on behalf of one of its clients. It is Career Teachers policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.